US4922109A - Device for recognizing authentic documents using optical modulas - Google Patents

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US4922109A
US4922109A US07/339,249 US33924989A US4922109A US 4922109 A US4922109 A US 4922109A US 33924989 A US33924989 A US 33924989A US 4922109 A US4922109 A US 4922109A
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